Darrell Green is a Hall of Fame defensive back whose career earned a strong career value score of 71 in the Knox value model. Green's enshrinement reflects a career that consistently placed him among the elite of his generation.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Rushing | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Att | Yds | TD | Y/A | TD% | 1D | 1D% | Fmb | |||||
| 1983 | 23–24 | WAS | 16 | — | 60 | 53 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | 24–25 | WAS | 16 | — | 61 | 54 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 25–26 | WAS | 16 | — | 40 | 35 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 26–27 | WAS | 16 | — | 51 | 42 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 27–28 | WAS | 12 | — | 44 | 41 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 28–29 | WAS | 15 | — | 35 | 33 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 29–30 | WAS | 7 | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 30–31 | WAS | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 31–32 | WAS | 16 | — | 53 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 32–33 | WAS | 8 | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 33–34 | WAS | 16 | — | 73 | 72 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 34–35 | WAS | 16 | — | 55 | 52 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 35–36 | WAS | 16 | — | 53 | 48 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 36–37 | WAS | 16 | — | 59 | 54 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 37–38 | WAS | 16 | — | 54 | 41 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 38–39 | WAS | 16 | — | 65 | 64 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 39–40 | WAS | 16 | — | 56 | 48 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 40–41 | WAS | 13 | — | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | 41–42 | WAS | 16 | — | 37 | 29 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2002 | 42–43 | WAS | 16 | — | 24 | 21 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 877 | 740 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 54 | 274 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
176 career value over replacement — #494 all-time of 4,695. 9.3/season above a replacement-level CB.
Pick #28 (Rd 1) · WAS · 1983 · +16.2 vs expected KV-H
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A high-end defensive back defined as much by excellent availability over their career as by their on-field impact (top 10% all-time). Coaches and teammates could count on them being available.
Worth 176 points of value above a freely-available replacement cornerback — top 12% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 15 of 19 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +11.7 on average.See board →
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15 seasons × ~11.7 surplus ≈ VORP 176
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